SHORTLISTED STORIES

There were so many good stories in this contest, the judges were hard pressed to narrow their selections to just a handful of winners. While the following stories didn’t win a prize, the judges noted them as some of their favorites.

READERS’ CHOICE AWARD

While the judges considered the entries, we invited you to vote for your favorite story to win the Readers’ Choice Award.

The winner of the Readers’ Choice Award is The Maze by Kimberly Dawn Rempel. Congratulations, Kimberly!

SPONSORS

The prizes for this contest are provided by the following sponsors:

Story Grid: Story Grid Editors is the editing service arm of the Story Grid. If you need an editor who fully understands your story and where it needs to go to be successful, working with a Story Grid Certified Editor is your best option. You can learn more and get matched with your editor here.

Becoming Writer:Becoming Writer is the premier workshopping community from The Write Practice. Contest participants receive six weeks’ access to the workshopping community to get feedback on their short stories, novel chapters, and other writing pieces.

SPRING WRITING CONTEST STORIES

You can find all the stories writers chose to publish in the contest below.

If you chose to publish your story, we encourage you to read this guide to help you get the most out of publication on Short Fiction Break.